Another full moon has rolled around again. I always like to play "moony" music on moony nights, and tonight my choice will be the song "Heavenly" by Harry Connick Jr. off his cd We Are In Love. I had forgotten about this song and how much I liked it - I brought the cd out for the first time in a long time for Mardi Gras (we were eating dinner, everyone wanted Mardi Gras music, and the closest I could come up with was New Orleans boy Harry!) Anyway, here are the lyrics, which I absolutely love. If you've never heard it and want to hear some truly celestial harmonies, check it out!
Heavenly
Heavenly
He's always happy
He never looks mean
Even if the sun
should come in between
The man in the moon is smiling
'Cause he's in love
The man in the moon is smiling
'Cause he's in love with the girl in the world
She's there in the evening
She never comes late
All day she spins around
All day she spins around
But never makes him wait
The girl in the world is smiling
'Cause she's in love
The girl in the world is smiling
'Cause she's in love with the man in the moon
When two heavenly bodies glow
All the stars agree
A planet might be born
Maybe even a galaxy
And in the morning
They don't say goodbye
But with a kiss
They blend into the sky
Oh, they're smiling
'Cause they're in love
The man in the moon is smiling
'Cause he's in love with the girl in the world
The man in the moon is smiling
'Cause he's in love with the girl in the world
Heavenly!
And now a bit from the Farmer's Almanac:
• Full Worm - March Moon As the temperature begins to warm and the ground begins to thaw, earthworm casts appear, heralding the return of the robins. The more northern tribes knew this Moon as the Full Crow Moon, when the cawing of crows signaled the end of winter; or the Full Crust Moon, because the snow cover becomes crusted from thawing by day and freezing at night. The Full Sap Moon, marking the time of tapping maple trees, is another variation. To the settlers, it was also known as the Lenten Moon, and was considered to be the last full Moon of winter.
Sounds like even the moon would like to say so long to winter!
2 comments:
Now you got me thinking about moony music ... the obvious - Shine on Harvest Moon, the folk song - Riding with the Moon by Fairport Convention, and the melancholy The Moon's A Harsh Mistress by Judy Collins...what else, hmmmm............
Hi Susan,
I keep meaning to burn a disc of all moony songs. One of these days!
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